Bicycle carriage



Mardl 6', 1928. 1,661,257

E. KIRCH BICYCLE CARRIAGE Filed Jan. 12. 1927 Patented Mar. 6, 19 28 and illustrated UNITED" STATES PATENT oFFica;

EMMA KIRCH, or IL ES-BARBIE, PENNSYLVANIA. I

' mien-i: CARRIAGE.

Application'filed January 12, 1927; Serial No. 160,561.

This invention relates to vehicles with particular reference to such conveyances commonly called babycarriages.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a combination vehicleembodying a mode of transportation for infants and a bicycle.

A further'feature is in the provision of.

means whereby the carriage portion is readilv removed so as to allow substitution of conventionalbicycle parts.

These and other ob ects,1are accompl shed by the novel construction,"combination: andarrangementof parts, hereinafter described ing, in which Figure ,1 is a general perspective view of 7 an embodiment of this invention.

'Figure 2 is an enlarged, fragmentary, par:

tial sectional, partial side elevational view of the carriage removing means. f

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 33 of Figure 2. I

Figure 4 is a like view taken on line I-i of Figure 2. r

pedals 19, the foregoing constituting the drive of the vehicle. v i Y y The apex of the frame 10 llilSififiRd thereon,a resilient seat 20.

Connected to the end of its forward armand parallelxto its rear arm,

lug 23 an oppositely disposed lug 24 being 1 formed on a similar section 25, the section being pivoted'on a'rod 26 to present shock absorbing springs in the accompanying drawsleeve sections 22 and-25'.

is connected by a chain 16 XQCl on. a shaft disposed arms lScarrying rear of, said carriage,

frame 10 at the outer is a rod 21 having formed thereon,-

asemi-cylindrical sect-ion 22 provided with a a sleeve.

The lug 2 Lis provided with aslot 27 to allow entrance of a' plunger rod 28 having an enlarged head 29 normally engaged in a bore 80 in the 24,'the rod-being normally encased in a bore ton 34.

Passing through the sleeve section is a rod 35 having. at its upper end, transversehan- 81 in the lug 24, lead ng to a counter bore32 accommodating a coiled spr1ng 33 abutting a plunger but-fdle'bars 36, the lower end of the rod being bent forwardly as at 37'to support a con- 38 having a pivoted r 40 fixed on an axlev ventional baby carriage cover 39, the carriage being mounted on 41 provided with wheels 43.

.Thelrod 35 is"provided'with collars 4 6 and 47 respectively above and below the 'Thus, by rotation of the pedals 19,'the

drive wheel 14 isrotated to give the vehicle I forward motion.

Y By turning the handle bar 36, the 'direcat on of thevehicle maybe guided.

If it is desired to remove theycarriage38,-

disengaging-vthe l ead'29 from the lug 24 and allowing the sections 22 and 25 to be piv- 'oted on: the rod 26 facilitating the removal of'the rod 35 and hence the carriage 38.

The foregoing s merely descriptive and is notto be interpreted in a'limiting sense as g changes 'may" be, made without departing from the scope of the appended claim.

Havingthus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, 15:-

,In, combination. withabicycle, of alcar to substitutea conventional forward bicycle apparatus, the buttonS-i's depressed, thereby g riage, a rodextending upwardly from the a pair of pivoted sleeve gaging said rod, a slotted lug on one ofsaid sections, another lug on the other-section,

sections on said bicycle, said sections en-f a' headed plunger rod engaging said lugs and resilient means on said plunger for to normally prevent disengagement of saikfl Tn witness whe'reof I have'aifixed my signature. I

1 MRS. EMMA KiRo i 

